Too loud, too quiet. Sounds like the owner of a vehicle can't please anyone these days.
How about cars then? There are a number of young drivers (and older ones too) around my area who are noticeable by their exhaust noise, some not only loud, but set up to explosively pop and crackle on the over run. Then there are the ones with modified turbos which produce a sudden whoosh of sound presumably from the waste gate or whatever the terminology is, who drive in such a way to make it happen frequently. It wouldn't be so bad if they were just passing through, but they often seem to just drive around in a circuit of our small town. Probably their quieter mates do the same, but they're not so conspicuous. I have a strong feeling that few of them travel very far on a regular basis.
Having ridden motor bikes for over half a century now I have to remember being young once and experimentally riding around with the exhaust baffles removed, etc but I used to regularly ride long distances then and I soon came to the conclusion that giving yourself a headache because of the noise was not conducive to relaxing travel. So for years for me, quieter has been better.
In the coming years with the disappearance of the internal combustion engine I wonder what other ways young ne'er do wells will find to noisily annoy their neighbours.
